I've been singing 
 with my tongue, black tongue
 I've been breathing 
 with my lung, black lung
 oh reckless abandon 
 loaded gun, black gun
 I've been grieving 
 for all that is gone, he's gone

 I've been singing
 with my lung, black lung
 I've been aiming
 at the sun, black sun
 oh present depressants
 on my tongue, black tongue
 I feel so old
 but so young, so young

 I've been breathing
 with my lung, black lung
 I've been staring
 at the sun, black sun
 oh tasting the rain
 with my tongue, black tongue
 I've been leaving
 everyone, I've gone

 people want to know how we sleep at night
 we don't, we don't, we don't